Systems And Methods For Patient Identification Using Mobile Face Recognition

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a patient identifier system including an image capture component adapted to capture a patient image, an image lookup component adapted to compare the patient image to a plurality of stored images to identify a matching image, and a record retrieval component adapted to retrieve medical data using patient data associated with the matching image. The patient image is an image of a patient. Each stored image is associated with patient data.

1 . A method of patient identification, the method comprising:
 capturing a patient image, wherein the patient image is an image of a patient;   comparing the patient image to a plurality of stored images to determine a matching image, wherein each stored image is associated with patient data; and   selecting the patient data associated with the matching image.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the patient image comprises an image of a face of the patient. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving medical data using the patient data. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising displaying the medical data. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing the patient image with the plurality of stored images; and   associating the stored patient image with the selected patient data.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the patient data comprises at least one of a patient identification number and a patient name. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying the patient data. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the capturing step is performed by an image capturing component. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the comparing step is performed by an image lookup component. 
   
   
       10 . A patient identifier system, the system comprising:
 an image capture component adapted to capture a patient image, wherein the patient image is an image of a patient;   an image lookup component adapted to compare the patient image to a plurality of stored images to identify a matching image, wherein each stored image is associated with patient data; and   a record retrieval component adapted to retrieve medical data using the patient data associated with the matching image.   
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the patient image comprises an image of a face of the patient. 
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the image capture component comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a tablet personal computer, and a digital camera. 
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a data display component adapted to display the medical data. 
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the data display component is integrated with the image capture component. 
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the data display component is adapted to display the captured patient image. 
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the patient data is at least one of a patient identification number and a patient name. 
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the patient image is a two-dimensional image. 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the patient image is a three-dimensional image. 
   
   
       19 . A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions for execution on a computer, the set of instructions comprising:
 an image lookup routine configured to compare a patient image to a plurality of stored images to select a matching image, wherein the patient image is an image of a patient, wherein each stored image is associated with patient data; and   a record retrieval routine configured to retrieve medical data using the patient data associated with the matching image.   
   
   
       20 . A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions for execution on a computer, the set of instructions comprising:
 an image capture routine configured to capture a patient image and to transmit the patient image to an image lookup component, wherein the patient image is an image of a patient, wherein the image lookup component is adapted to compare the patient image to a plurality of stored images to identify a matching image, wherein each stored image is associated with patient data; and   a data display routine configured to receive and display medical data of the patient, wherein the medical data is received from a record retrieval component adapted to retrieve the medical data using the patient data associated with the matching image.